As the snow piles up this winter some residents are getting fed up, but not because of the weather. Crooked and severed mailboxes that line busy multi-lane roads in Bay City are already showing ...

The $25 pays for a standard box replacement. Since most of the mailboxes are in the road right-of-way, homeowners who install an ornate box or post are responsible for the higher cost of replacement.

The mailbox with a heavy metal pole was resting on her lawn, the thick concrete base ripped from a cavity a few inches from the street. Gerkin's home sits on the outside of a bend in the road.